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The Emperor Constantine I and his mother the empress dowager Helena. As well as showing an empress, the present painting belonged to one: Eugénie, consort of Napoleon III, Emperor of the French.
Title
Icon with Saint Constantine and Saint Helena with the True Cross
Date
c.1850 (?)
Medium
oil on wood
Measurements
H 11.2 x W 8.7 cm
Accession number
34400i
Acquisition method
purchased by Henry S. Wellcome, c.1900–1936
Work type
Painting
Inscription description
S[vï¸ i︡a]t[yi] Ts[ar] Konstantin'. S[vï¸ i︡a]t[aï¸ i︡a] Ts[aritsa] Elena
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